CAS shotgun question

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I am looking for a shotgun for CAS this summer but would also like to use it for hunting. The one sxs I am looking at is 28" barrel. Is that length going to put me at a disadvantage? I am just looking to have fun and more than one use for the gun.

Secondly, as far as I can tell the only rules when it comes to shotguns is that they do not eject and are 2 shot. Any thing else to keep in mind?

Thanks!
 
I like a shorter barrel because it's quicker on target aquisition and it's also great for upland game. IMO if you want a CAS shotgun, go for the 'coach gun' type.
 
Depending on the props being used by the club your shooting at, barrel length makes little difference. That being said I have shot matches at the old "Ft Kusk" with a '97 fitted with a 28" barrel and it was a royal pain trying to get in the cab of the wooden locomotive that they had, which is now at Rocky Mountain House. 20" is a workable length, I had screw in chokes added because some matches I have shot, the steel is placed a little farther away and a full choke helps.
 
The IGA Coach gun, or an 1897 Pump copy with 20" barrel will serve you well in both CAS (and SASS Wildbunch) as well as hunting.
 
I use an IGA coach gun, a Norinco 97 and a Rossi hammer'ed double with 26" barrels. With most stages I don't think barrel length is going to slow you down, especially if you're in it to have fun. Even with the hammers, you can start with the hammers cocked for the first two shots, and with most stages in Ontario usiing just 4 shotgun rounds, you only have to recock once. And once you learn the proper procedure, it's not really any slower than a hammerless double. Hundredths of a second maybe. As far as I'm concerned the length of the barrell only counts for speed if you're in the top 10% of the shooters. Until them just have a good time.
 
I have a 12 ga. Norinco open hammer SxS with open cylinders and 20" barrels.
I have never had a problem knocking down targets or making them swing using AA Target shells or Challengers.
At CAS ranges for shotgun, you'll have no problem knocking down steel.
As for hunting, I find it great for upland birds.
The extractors, as opposed to ejectors, don't present any problems.
If you choose a SxS as described above, I would polish the chambers to facilitate empty hull removal.
You can do that with a jerk back with the action open.
 
I have a IGA Coach in 12 ga, 20 inch, I also used a Norinco 20 ga when I started- the 20 ga worked ok, but there are just more bb's towards the target with the 12 ga and it's easier to get ammo.

I use another shotgun (a real old beater, I don't care if it gets marked up) for hunting. NG
 
Depends on what type of hunting you are going to do. A good cowboy gun with a shortened barrel and open choke will be okay for close in shots with small shot on upland game or field loads in field shoots on migratory birds if you let them get close enough (25 yds or so). As a fly-way shotgun you would waste a lot of ammo and probably wound a large % of your targets.
 
I use full barreled (28inch) shotgun, full barreled rifles, with no problem, but I am not a top shooter like Cold Lake. A lot like the coach style, they where used on Stage Coaches to be able to move easier. The type of SxS can affect shooting class, external hammer for Frontier class, others classes i don't think a problem. I so prefer SxS I am trying clay with them as well.
 
I personally use a 22" 97 Winchester but have a very good friend who is in the top 10% who uses a SXS with 28" barrels. Doesn't seem to bother him atall. Your target aquisition may take a little bit longer, but in the whole scheem of things, it's a minute amount to say the least. If your choice is a shotgun with dual purposes, go for it. As long as your happy, who cares?
 
Forty4Forty said:
I use full barreled (28inch) shotgun, full barreled rifles, with no problem, but I am not a top shooter like Cold Lake. A lot like the coach style, they where used on Stage Coaches to be able to move easier. The type of SxS can affect shooting class, external hammer for Frontier class, others classes i don't think a problem. I so prefer SxS I am trying clay with them as well.
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Top Shooter?ha:
Pard, have you ever got the wrong cowboy!
But I have a lot of fun doin' it!!
 
My previous writters are mostly right. A shorter barreled hammerless SxS is the best.
Each stage can dictate what shotgun is best,,,,short barreled , long barreled
pump or SxS. Lots of shooters carry both actions / barrel length like a golf kart.
I usually have 2 short barreled shotguns : a pump & a SxS.
Use what you like,,,,,,,,,,it is all for fun anyway!!

Indian Frank,,,,,,,,,,shooting CAS since 1985
 
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